In the four years since Saudi Arabia was allowed to open cinemas, 44 cinemas have opened.
The report said that the first cinema in the country was opened on April 18, 2018 in Riyadh while the last two cinemas were opened on August 19, 2021 in Riyadh and Taif.
The Saudi Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shared an infographic on the social networking site Twitter about cinema opening in 4 years.
According to this infographic, the highest cinema opening in Saudi Arabia took place in August between 2018 and 2021.
According to the Saudi Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 10 cinemas open in August each year.
According to the report, cinemas have opened in 9 of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia, of which 21 are located in Riyadh, 9 in the Makkah Mukarramah region and 8 in the eastern region.
The Saudi Ministry of Information says the cinemas, which will be opened across the country, are owned by five companies.
Keep in mind that the number of cinemas was 12 in 2019 which increased to 33 in 2020 and now it is 44.
Saudi Arabia has issued the first license to American company AMC Entertainment after 35 years to allow the opening of cinemas in the country.
The first cinema was unveiled in Riyadh on April 18, 2018, and before the cinema opened to the public, the most successful trial film 'Black Panther' was also screened.
It should be noted that cinemas were considered by religious circles to be immoral and unsuitable for society, after which they were banned in the 1980s.
However, his reinstatement has been described as part of the reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's modernist state, as oil price instability and its impact on the economy led to various reforms introduced by the Saudi Crown Prince. Were gone
